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By now you know the players, probably have seen the past performances and have idea what these races are about. These are mine: Grade 1 BALLERINA Most Probable Winner: Bellafina (9-5) The Bet: Come Dancing
Before anyone believes that half of Saturday’s Empire 6 Jackpot featuring five graded stakes contains three stand-out singles, think all the way back to last week. The defense rests. Having set the banquet table, a
In addition to his weekly Wednesday column assessing the quality of previous weekend’s graded stakes action, each Friday GradedStakesRaces.com founder Keith Pettyjohn will provide a runner listed at 10-1 or better on the early line to use
By NYRA Press Staff — G1 Runhappy Travers Draw Quotes: — Barclay Tagg, trainer of even-money favorite Tiz the Law (No. 6): “He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do. We’ve been very fortunate. I don’t
By Keith Pettyjohn — We’ve all heard it before, and we’ve heard it more than once: “Saratoga: The Graveyard of Favorites.”And wasn’t that ever the case this past Saturday in upstate New York. One of
As has been widely reported in racing’s mainstream media, out-of-state jockeys riding on Kentucky Derby weekend SEP 4 and 5 must arrive in Kentucky by AUG 24, approximately 11 days in advance of Oaks and
As fans and gamblers reflect on what transpired at Saratoga Race Course Saturday afternoon, if at day’s end they were left feeling that their hometown team had just lost the Super Bowl, they are racing’s
By Ken Weingartner — Ramona Hill rallied from the back of the pack to defeat Back Of The Neck in the first of Saturday’s two $50,000 Hambletonian Stakes eliminations at the Meadowlands and Ready For Moni
With skies expected to clear in amply time so that
By Marc Lawrence — Coming off a disastrous 2018 campaign,
By Dave Brower, Meadowlands Handicapper – Saturday, August 8, 2019
By Meadowlands Press Staff — The stream of stakes races
By Gulfstream Press Staff – The Stronach 5, featuring a
There appears to be no escape the poor weather projections
By Marc Lawrence — According to Dennis Dodd of CBS
By MJC Press Staff — Laurel Park’s first 2-year-old race
Thursday’s six-horse featured sixth race is a highly competitive seven
By Dave Brower, Meadowlands Handicapper – Friday, August 7, 2020
Executive editor John Pricci provides his insights on everything thoroughbred
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Has been a groom, clocker, handicapper, sportswriter, columnist and editor at various times throughout a career that has spanned more than three decades.
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Has been a sports writer, columnist and editor at various times throughout a journalistic career that spans more than four decades. His passionate writing and reporting on thoroughbred racing.
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